Hurricane Michael Relief: Here’s How You Can Help [UPDATED]

It's easy for you to feel helpless during a storm as devastating as Hurricane Michael.

How can you help?

Your instinct might be to pack up and ship off toiletries and food, but in reality, the greatest impact you can make is to donate cash. This way, charities will not need to process donations and can have necessities shipped immediately to those in need.

We will update this list as we learn more about the affected areas:

The Red Cross is collecting donations specifically for the those hit by Hurricane Michael.

American Humane is now accepting donations so they may provide "lifesaving resources to animals in need of rescue, shelter and urgent care."

Charity Navigator is updating a list of relief organizations that are highly-rated. To help you navigate, they have broken down the orgs into three categories: General Aid and Relief; Animal Care and Services; and Food and Hunger Relief.